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Accattone

Movie · 1961 · 120 min

A stark, unflinching plunge into a desperate life, blending poetic realism with a sense of inevitable doom.

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1961 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Year
1961
Runtime
120 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • politics
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Written by
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Citti
Starring
Monica Vitti, Elsa Morante, Adriana Asti, Franco Citti, Sergio Citti, Polidor, Renato Terra, Adele Cambria
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli
Runtime
120 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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